When I have to gut a deer I put on a white shirt- backwards. Gloves with duck tape between gloves and shirt sleeves. I guess I'm a dude. Hey....do dudes gut deer?.

Back in the late sixties I killed a nice mule deer in Brewster co. that had worn 70 % of his hair off his brisket, Loaded him up and took him home to Midland and hung him in the shop as it was cold. Next morning the shop floor was covered with ticks,guess they ran out of food. Had a cousin had a tick on his side after baling hay and removed it by using Vasoline to cut off their air and they back out and you want leave the head in the skin. Next morning he had a large red circle around the bite area, went to doctor and he sent him to Abilene and he had Lyme disease and took shots 2-3 times a week for 2-3 months. Bad stuff

I was tested for Lyme last year, when I had that tick fever. 'Came back negative.

I'm a big fan of Campho-phenique.